The return of the former top-ranked UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson could just prove to be the thing fans needed amidst this tough time. In conversation with MMA Junkie, “ the light heavyweight fighter opened up on a lot of topics.
Anthony Johnson: I’ll fight in both weight classes
Johnson who retired after losing to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210 in 2017 announced that he was open to making a return to either the heavyweight or the light heavyweight division.
“I’m somewhere around 230, 235 pounds, so I don’t mind going down to light heavy or just staying at heavy. I’ll fight in both weight classes” said Johnson. The light heavyweight said everything is open, but it seems likely that he’ll drop a few pounds to return to the light heavyweight division. He also adds that he is not against staying up in the heavyweight division
“Everybody in both weight classes are very talented, so I’m looking forward to the upcoming challenges.”
The Cormier- Miocic fight changed my mind
Rumble revealed the reason behind his change of heart that led him to reconsider his retirement. “I was watching the Cormier-Stipe 2 fight at UFC 241. I saw them fight. It was the 3rd of 4th fight I watched since my retirement.”
“When I said I was done with MMA I was done. But that fight had 2 of the best going at it. Everybody saw a normal fight where they weren’t doing that much, but I saw skill, talent, timing, setups. Everything was at such a high level. This made me say to myself that I can still do that, so I’m going to go out there and give it a shot.”
Johnson appears to have been so motivated by that fight that he declared his intentions to win the UFC title. He does not want to come back just for a final few paydays or just to make up the number and fight.
“I want to beat whoever has the belt, most likely Jon (Jones) will have the belt,”
This will be a blockbuster clash and give UFC fans a chance to see the match they were promised at UFC 187. Jon Jones was stripped of the title and suspended indefinitely following a hit and run incident which saw him replaced by Daniel Cormier.
Fans will certainly get behind this and eagerly follow the course of Johnson’s comeback and pray that he gets the fight against Jones. The one that they didn’t get to see 5 years ago.
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